What color is #264946?

#264946 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Dark Slate Gray. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #264946?

The RGB value is 38, 73, 70: 38 red, 73 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #264946?

The complementary color is #492629, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #264946?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.12:1 and white text 9.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#264946 color

#264946 rgb(38, 73, 70)

Shades of teal

The hex color #264946 is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.9% red, 28.6% green and 27.5% blue (38, 73, 70).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 32% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 48% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Dark Slate Gray (#2F4F4F), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.89:1).

#264946 color codes

HEX	`#264946`
RGB	`rgb(38, 73, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.9%, 28.6%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 32%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 48%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(48%, 0%, 4%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.43, -13.53, -2.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.43, 13.7, 189.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.287, 5.619, 6.652)`
Decimal	`2509126`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #264946, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #264946	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#264946 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #264946 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #264946; }
.text { color: #264946; }
.border { border: 2px solid #264946; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(38 73 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #264946, #263a49); }

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Questions

What color is #264946?: #264946 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Dark Slate Gray. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #264946?: The RGB value is 38, 73, 70: 38 red, 73 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #264946?: The complementary color is #492629, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #264946?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.12:1 and white text 9.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.